Udumbanchola

Udumbanchola
Village/Taluk
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Coordinates: 9°53′58″N77°10′53″E / 9.899356°N 77.18148°E / 9.899356; 77.18148
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	Udumbanchola Grama Panchayat
Area
• Village	31.79 km2 (12.27 sq mi)
• Taluk	656.66 km2 (253.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1] [2]
• Village	10,064
• Taluk	283,369
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English [3]
• Minority	Tamil [4]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-69

Tree house at Udumbanchola

Tribal Temple at Rajakumari

Udumbanchola is a taluk in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. This is in the high ranges. Nedumkandam is the major town and capital of Udumbanchola taluk. Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in Udumbanchola.

In July 2019, a team of historians found new menhir, perhaps the largest-ever recorded in Kerala, on the Pothamala hills in Udumbanchola taluk on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. According to them, Pothamala hills housed hundreds of cobbled stone structures, pointing to the existence of a structured graveyard of a prehistoric civilization. ^[5]

Politics

Udumbanchola Assembly constituency is part of Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. ^[6] Nedumkandam, Thookkupalam, K.Chappathu, Upputhara, Anakkara are the townships in Udumbumchola Taluk.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Udumbanchola village had a population of 10,064 with 5,100 males and 4,964 females. Udumbanchola village spreads over an area of 31.79 km² (12.27 sq mi) with 2,796 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 982 lower than the state average of 1084. In Udumbanchola, 9.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Udumbanchola had an average literacy of 81.6% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 85% and female literacy was 78%. ^[7]

Administration

Udumbanchola taluk has administration over 18 revenue villages. Nedumkandam is the taluk headquarters. In 2013, separate Idukki taluk was carved out from Udumbanchola and Thodupuzha taluks for the ease of administration. The constituent villages in Udumbanchola taluk are:

• Anakkara, Anavilasam, Bisonvalley, Chakkupallam, Chathurangappara,
• Chinnakanal, Erattayar, Kalkoonthal, Kanthippara, Karunapuram,
• Pampadumpara, Parathode, Poopara, Rajakkad,
• Rajakumari, Santhanpara, Udumbanchola and Vandanmedu

See also

• Kalkoonthal
• Pachady
• Pottankad
• Upputhode

References

1. "ഇടുക്കി ജില്ലയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ | Department of Panchayats".
2. "Udumbanchola taluk population".
3. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
4. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. Kuttoor, Radhakrishnan (11 July 2019). "Pothamala menhirs stand guard on ancient necropolis". The Hindu.
6. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
7. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 58,59. Retrieved 14 July 2020.